Almost exactly a year after it initially launched on PC,Frostpunk 2will make its long-awaited debut on consoles with immediate availability onXbox Game Pass. 11 Bit Studios' city builder is a direct continuation of the originalFrostpunkfrom 2018, but has major departures when it comes to its survival gameplay.
Frostpunk 2’s console release date has been set for August 13, 2025, when it will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass, perPureXbox. The icy city builder is set 30 years after the first game, and you take on the role of the Steward, the new overseer of New London, a city still entrenched in the frozen wasteland brought on by the Great Storm.Frostpunk 2was well-received on PC, and is now coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, the latter of which will benefit from its day-one launch on Game Pass.
Frostpunk 2 Is Day-One On Game Pass In September
A High-Profile Management Sim
Frostpunk 2holds a novel position somewhere between a city builder, a strategy game, a management sim, and a survival game. While it does follow the first game chronologically,a prologue inFrostpunk 2effectively lets you bypass playing the original gamewhile still establishing New London’s identity, making it perfect for jumping into via Game Pass Ultimate when it arrives day one on September 18.
Frostpunk 2made our reviewer evil, forcing them to make morally challenging decisions in the course of seeking the city’s survival. Throughout the game you’ll build new districts, acquire resources, and attempt to stave off the discontent of the citizenry while you try tosurvive the next whiteout. TheFrostpunkseries has made a name for itself as a survival-adjacent city builder,being quite difficultto manage while working toward your goals.
Frostpunk 2 Is A Highly-Anticipated Sequel
Another PC-First Release
As a strategy game,Frostpunk 2understandably came to PC first (just like its predecessor), but that has only increased the anticipation for its console release. While it clearly bears many similarities to the original,Frostpunk 2does make some bold changes. Most notably, instead of building individual buildings like inFrostpunk,the sequel focuses on larger districts, which provides a new sense of scale to the scenario.
But the overarching ideas are much the same – the cold must be kept at bay while keeping discontent from mounting. For fans who have been patiently waiting,Frostpunk 2’s console release comes with physical editions, including the Icebreaker Edition, which has an artbook/novella and a New London pop-up diorama, and the Whiteout Edition, with a large variety of collectibles. Neither, however, grants the convenience of playing it day one onXbox Game Pass.
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Frostpunk 2
Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed city-building strategy/survival game released in 2018 by 11 bit studios. Players take up leadership over a budding metropolis that has shifted to a resource race for oil, having left coal behind. As human beings begin to settle in their ways, greed and ambition begin to take route, and it’s up to the player to ensure that The City will not fall and society will one day flourish.
